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Security Beefed up Outside Zamalek's Residence in Tunisia


Fri 06 Mar 2020 | 04:12 PM
Mohamed Helba

Tunisian authorities have beefed up the security measures outside Zamalek's residence ahead of the White Knights' clash against Espérance Sportive de Tunis in the CAF Champions League.

The CAF Champions League holders are set to host the White Knights later today at Rades Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Rades Stadium (21:00 CLT).

Bein Sports HD1, that has the exclusive rights to broadcast the CAF Champions League encounters. is set to broadcast the game.

Moroccan commentator Jawad Badda is set to commentate on the game.

The Whites secured a 3-1 victory over the Tunisian side in the first leg last Friday at Cairo Stadium, in the presence of 30,000 fans.

The winner of this clash will set up another hard-fought semi-final encounter against either TP Mazembe or Raja.

Zamalek qualified for the knockout phase after coming second in their group, while the Tunisian side qualified for the last 8 as Group E winners.

On Friday, February 14, Zamalek managed to thrash the CAF Champions League holder 3-1 to claim their fourth CAF Super Cup title.

Earlier on Friday, Hashtag “Zamalek-ES Tunis” went viral on Twitter as the White Knights’players to repeat their victory over the Champions League holders and qualify for the semi-final.

The Tunisian club has to secure a 2-0 victory in order to advance to the last four of the competition.